Method of cooking chestnuts



eb 8 J. AOKI METHOD OF cooxm CHESTNUTS Filed June 10, 1926 INVENTORATTORNEY Patented Feb.. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

J'ITSUJ'I .AOKI, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed June 10, 192 6. Serial no; 115,119.

- The-present invention relates to improvement in amethod of cookingchestnuts and has particular reference to a method for uniformlydistributing the heat thru a mass ofchestnuts placed in a vessel vwhichis heated from the outside in' any suitable manner. It is particularlyproposed for this purpose. to mix a mass of chestnuts.

and at the same'time serve as a conductor for the heht muchmoreetfecti-vely'than the air spaceswhich practically insulate onechestnut from the other.

Further objects and advantages oh my invent-ion will appear as thespecification proceeds. v I I The preferredmeth'odof carrying out myinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing which represents avertical section through a cooking vessel in which chestnuts are cookedin accordance with my method.

I first place a-mass of chestnuts 1 in a vessel .'2, together with aquantity'of' small stones 3, ranging-insize from that of rice to that ofsmall beans While the quantity .of stones to be mixed may be variedslightly,

I'prefer to use about three gallons of the small stones to n pounds-ofchestnuts. At

the beginning 0 'the operation, I preferably also pour half a cup ofsyrup on the chest-, nuts. I then apply heat to the vessel inany'su'table'mann'er as shown atfl4. Whilethe V heat is applied, thecontents of the "vessel are stirred continuously in any suitable manner,

' by means of a spoon 6or anyother agitator;

The entire cookin process takes about one half an hour to fi ty minutes.At intervals,

I add more syrup, preferably a second quantity about ten minutes afterthe starting of the heating operation, and a third quantity about fiveminutes before the closing of the heating operation.

. --The stones distributed thru the chestnuts serveto uniformlydistribute the heat thruout the, mass and result in a superior product.-l claim:

1. The method which comprises placing the chestnuts in a vessel togetherwith a quantity of small of cooking 7 chestnuts stones and agitating theche'stnuts'and the stones while appl ing heat to the vessel.

2. The metho of cooking chestnuts which comprises placing thechestnuts'in a vessel together with -a quantit of small v stones,ranging in size from t at. of rice to that of small beans and a 'tatfngthe chestnuts and thestones vc hifi; app ying heat to the vessel.

which comprises placing the chestnuts in a vessel together 'with. aquantity 'of' small stones, adding a small quantity of syrup andagitating the contents of the vessel while applying heat thereto. 4. Themethod defined in claim additional amounts of syrup are-added during theheating process.

' 5..The method of uniformly heating, a;

mass of' chestnuts which comprises stirring while applying theheat.

6. The -method of uniformly heating a mass of chestnuts which 'comprisesstirring the chestnuts with a quantityof small heat 3 in which thechestnuts with a quantity of small stories absorbing and. transmittingbodies while I applying the heat.',

In testimony whereof. I hav. afliiwdgmy "signature; l Y

3. The methodof cooking chestnuts

